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Minimum Specs for Alpha Test

I know there's been some discussion about the machine specs needed for the alpha test, as we're approaching the first build delivery I can share some of the development specs of where we are at the moment. Optimisation and performance are obviously ongoing tasks and as more features are added through the alpha and beta periods we'll need to keep revisiting it.

To play the first build released in December we're currently looking at the following:

As I say we're looking to try and reduce the spec if possible through detail options and optimisations, so the final min spec for the game should be lower than that stated above, but for the initial alpha tests you'll need to be in that range.

Can I ask why this is just in the PBF? Surely you want to tempt more people into alpha? Or do you have enough testers as is?

People are more than welcome to join the Alpha by upping their pledge, but this discussion is mainly for those already in the alpha, hence the PBF. In a wider discussion people might assume these are the planned specs.